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Design for Social Impact
University of Sydney - Direct Enroll Program
Sydney, Australia
Dates: mid Feb 2026 - late Jun 2026
Design for Social Impact
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Sydney
Location: Sydney, Australia
Primary Subject Area: Business
Instruction in: English
Course Code: DESN3003
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Design Process or Design Thinking
DESCRIPTION
This unit gets students to consider the broader application of design thinking as a way of informing and creating social outcomes. Design for social impact aims to design solutions to meet social needs in a better way than the existing solution. Students will have the opportunity to develop their design thinking competency through the application of a real-world social problem. Students will address prevailing or emerging social issues through the design of products, services and experiences. Students will be guided through the design thinking process of understanding user and stakeholder needs, defining problems, ideating solutions, prototyping and testing design solutions. This unit gives students the opportunity to tackle the challenges of 21st Century life through the exploration of new technology and current practices to design the future they want to live in.